Apparel collar



J. V. PALMER IAPPAREL COLLAR Feb. 27, 1923.

Filed Oct. 22,.1921

Patentefl Feb. 27, 1923.

APPAF-EL COLLAR Be ii: known that I, JOHN V. PALMER, ai ciizn of the Unitecl Siitis, residixig mi Pittsburgh, in the cun l'iy ofAllegheij an'ci State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefui- Inipfoveme1its in Appar'l Co1l'ars', of W1'1izh time foliowin'g i' a: s'p0ifieation;

This inv'ehfiion 1e1aLt'e's 130 appa'rel -oliats anchinore par'ticuia-ly t'col la'r's of the turnover type.

One of the prima'ry objetsof the present in'vention is to pr'ovid ai collzir 01" che turnover ty'p' Which Wili' afiord ampie ventilati'on' abut the neck ci the W91IGl by provi'di1g; fnfihe ffiee ciicui'atin of 2ii1 substal'it ially entirelj around Che neck anci pruatic all'y to thi'asu-me efxtent- 2Ls thugh tie' ce1-' iawere s'p'acd c0hsidefabl rom the' nesjk inste'aci of tig' htlj fitting che saine, although the c0]lar embodying the irivention is adapted to snugly surround. zmd fit the neck in the same manner as any ordinary collar of' this type.

Another object of the invention is io so construct the collar that whle '11; Will afiord amp1e ventilation about the neck of the wearer, it will not possess any eatures rendering ii: uncomfortable t0 wear nor will any of the' features of construction embraced in the invention interfere in any way with the application anni tying of the ordinary neektie.

It is well-known to wearers of turn-over collare of the starched kind that in summer time the collar fold at the front becomes saturated with perspiration and soon collapses thereby becoming unsightly. It is therefore another important object of the present invention to provide means whereby to avoid the collapse of the fold of such a collar under the conditions stated so that even should the collar at this p oint become saturated with perspiration, it will maintain its original orm and attractive appearance.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a, view in elevation of a 'collar embodying the present invention, the view being taken looking at the inner side of the collar.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. V

Figure 8 is a similar view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 overlapped when the 0011211 s buttoned about the neck, and these tab portions are provided with a buttonhole 5 to receive the front button of the neck band of the shirt.

In order to provide for circulation 0f air about the neck substantially entirely around the back and sides, the inner fold 1 of the collar is out avvay approximately throughout its entire length as indicated by the numeral 6. In other words, this fold, between the tab portions 4 is substantially omitted m generally speaking is greatly reduced in heght so that throughout nearly its intermediate length it is very narrow as indi cated by the numeral 7. As a result of this construction, while the outer f'o1d 2 is but coned to the neck band of the shirt at the rear, practcally ail of the remaining area of the said outer f'01c1 is so spaceci from the 'neck of the wearer of the collar as to provide 0 the free circulation of air around the back and sides of the neck. At the same time the portion 7 of this fold is 0f sufiicient depth to provide for a smooth and snug fit of the upper edge or ri1n of the colla-r aganst the neck so that when worn the colla-r will have identically the appearance of the ordinary turn over coilar.

The tab portions 4 and theportions 0f t-he fold 1 immediateiy inwardly the'reof are of the usual depth so as to properly support the front portion of the co11ar when worn and to present a smooth surface to the thr0afc of the wea rer but in order to provide fo-r ventilation of the neck at the front, these portions of the said folti l are provided each With a ventilating openng ndieated by the numeral 8, ths openng being located be" tween the projecting bah pertons 4 end fine ends of the cut-away pertion 6 of the seid fod l. Also, preferably, these openngs are located. only av short dstanee below the crease Which conneets the upper portons of the two folds 1 and 2. A5 before stated a s one of the ob-jects ef the present nventon to provide means or preventng colapse of the front of the collar when the saune becomes'saturated wth perspiration end in order that this may be accomplishecl, a ren forcing ply of hezwy cloth materal indicated by the numeml 9,.is stitched as at 10 along one longitudinal edge to the nner side of the nner fold 1 of the colar end extenas across the crease 1ine between the folds 1 and. 2 as best shown in Figure 4 of the dmwings. The other edges of ths ply or strip are preferably left unatteched and when the collar s laundered the said ply 9 is creased longiudnaly at the time che erease s fermed in the collar between the 01c'ls 1 and 2, so that the p1y 9 provides a reinforcemene wthn the crease at the ends of the collar immediately inwardly ef the mb portons 4. Ths ply 9 being of heavy. coth such for example es duck, eonstitutes a, stfiening medium end serves to support the o1ds 1 and 2 at their unting crease even though the folds become saturated with perspiraton.

Having thus described Che inventon vvhat s clemed es new is:

1. A turn-over apparel colar comprisng inner end enter 'olds end a connectng crease, end a renforcing ply dsposed agznst the inner sides of the felds end united aong one edge to the inner fold, the ply beng cree.sed wthin the crease between the folds anc being free frena attachmenb a t its opposte edge io either fold.

2. A turnover apparel collar comprsing nner end; enter 'olds end a connectng crease, end 'a, reinforeing means for the frontends 01 the folds cemprising strips disposed against the inner sides of the folds and united each ahi one longtudnal edg e to the inner feld in specec relation to the crea-se between the folds, the saic strip oen;, creased wthin. seid erease between the folds end hevng its ether longtudnel edge free rem attachment te either folo, the nner 0ld being provded in each of its end pertions wi&h 2L ventilatng openng in juxtapositen te the respective reinioreing strip.

In testimony whereof I afiix my sgneture JOHN V: PALMER [1. s. 

